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Toyota converting biogas to power for Georgetown plant

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, with help from Waste Services of the Bluegrass , is converting methane from a local landfill into renewable electricity to power Toyota’s Georgetown assembly plant. Landfill gas is comprised of both methane and carbon dioxide, in addition to varying amounts of other contaminants.

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Argonne and NGO Energy Vision case studies demonstrate success of renewable natural gas as transport fuel

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The US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the sustainable energy NGO Energy Vision released two case studies assessing the results of projects that were among the first to produce Renewable Compressed Natural Gas (R-CNG) vehicle fuel by using anaerobic digesters to capture the biogases from decomposing organic waste.

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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CO 2 emissions by the European new vehicle fleet will be reduced by some 30% during the period from 2006 to 2015—emissions will be below the threshold of 120 grams CO 2 /km for the first time by 2015. 25% less energy and water consumption, waste and emissions. 25% less energy and water consumption, waste and emissions.

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Volvo Trucks to begin limited production of DME heavy-duty trucks in NA in 2015; customer trials; Oberon partnership

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At an event in Sacramento, California, Volvo Trucks announced that it will commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. DME engine in 2015. Volvo is currently in development with the DME engine that will enter production in 2015.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Ultra Light-weight Bidirectional DC-DC Converters for Electric Aircraft - $1,195,345. Select OPEN 2021 projects include: Synteris.

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Scheduled for launch in 2012, it is expected to account for 85% of Renault’s gasoline engine sales in 2015. Low pressure EGR technology calls for an engine architecture that minimizes the distance between the catalytic converter/particulate filter and the air intake, an arrangement known as a post-turbo after-treatment system.

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Designing a Miniaturized Wastewater Treatment Plant for Micropollutant Degradation

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The verb MacGyver , to design something in a makeshift or creative way, was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2015. In addition to domestic waste, agricultural pollution and industrial waste are also to blame for the rise of micropollutants in our waterways. It is a very ambitious project,” said Zhao.

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